Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-08
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OUR BOARD OF TRADE.
Such an Organization an Assured FACT
"A Splendid Statement Of the Situa'
ton by Lee Mantle-Butte not . Camp.
But q City-Concert Of Action De-
manded.
A meeting of representative business mer
was held last evening at the Silver Bow
Club to take eteps for Organising q Board
of Trade in Butte. About thirty-five gen
tlemen in all were present and their ap
pearance, when they were called to order,
was that they were there for business. 4.
NJ. Trask convened the meeting and W. A.
Clark wat called to the chair, j. j. Ham
mer being appointed secretary. Mr.. CLARK
addressed the meeting in a few pointed and
well chosen remarks, speaking OF the neces'
sity oil such an organization to the com
munity and advising prompt and efficient
measures be taken there and then to secure
that end.
On motion of MI. Sawtelle it was for
mally decided that a Board of Trade be
organized in Butte.
A COMMITTEE OF FIVE
to draft a constitution and bylaws and
on permanent organization was appointed
on motion of MI. Caplice, consisting OF
John Caplice, chairman; Marcus DAILY, Lee
Mantle, E. M. Trask and s. A. De Wolf.
The chair asked for expressions of opin-
ion from the gentlemen present, and a call
was made upon Lee, Mantle to yentilate the
subject. He said he had not given the SUBJ
ject any special consideration, and hence
was not prepared to dilste upon it. 1t ap-
peared to him that the suggestions of the
chair al to the object OF a Board of Trade
must be patent to every business a It
has been generally understood by all pres
ent that in Buffet here has been in the past
| and is at present lack of harmony among
business men-an absence of that concert
of action absolutely essential to true pro-
gress. Mr.. Mantle thought hat if a board
OF trade would have any active influence
upon the business interests OF the city, it
will be to bring about more unity of &C
ton. To build up commerce-to bring
trade hera-we must have concerted and
united action, which alone can bring about
these results. Hitherto it has been every
one for himself, with which progress was
impossible. but with a Board of Trade
there is scarcely anything within the range
of human possibility that cannot then be
accomplished. Mr.. Mantle
coMPL1MENTED THE COMMUNITY
for the energy hitherto displayed by indi-
viduals, but believed that energy was run
ming to waste for lack OF concert of action.
He dwelt strongly upon this point, and i'm
pressed his hearers thoroughly upon the
crying necessity of Butte at TIE present
time. He held up Helena as a place which,
in spite of all chat could be said against
her, never failed to bring about any object
her business men particularly set their
hearts upon. They have had many aflic-
tions and come through many trials, have
gone through many Universities; but the re-
suit has always been to knit them closer to-
gether.
THE TRoUBLE lei IN BUTTE
has been that among many business men
the idea prevails that we are here only tenn
porarily; that this place is only a camp
after all where we m to make all the
money we can and then expect to 60 some
where else and live. But he believed this
idea was passing away. The conviction is
coming home to many men that here are
their interests-here is the field for their
life work-here they must pass the balance
of their days. With these ideas it is surely
time for business men to join issues and
discuss public questions as to what is for
the best interest OF the community. There
can be no question that vast benefits will
result from this organization. The most
difficult thing about this task is the ~organi-
cation. That effected
THE REST is EASY.
The chair asked if any other gentlemen
could ventilate the subject any further, or
If any one present had belonged to d Board
of Trade he would be glad to hear from
him, but 10 one present had ever been a
member OF any board, and so no one re-
sponded.
Mr.. Caplice made a suggestion to add the
Chairman and Secretary TO the Committee
on Permanent Organization in order that
if they have authority to pay visits to indi-
viduals in working up the matter they may
be more effective.
The chair disagreed with Mr.. Caplice and
thought that the smaller a committee is
the more effective it is. He would be only
too happy to lend his personal energy to
furthering the labors of the committee, but
the gentlemen on the committee had
enough ability among themselves to do
their mission justice. He alluded to a
meeting at Salt Lake City on the fifteenth
OF April, where a Board of Trade had been
organized, and OF which he had seen a full
report in the Tribune of the 18th, and
which would aid the committee in their re-
searches on the subject.
In compliance with a general request Sec.
rotary Hammer read a COPY OF the COnsti-
tuition and Bylaws of
THE HELENA 30 ARD OF TRADE.
Mr.. Richards thought that if the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization were to
proceed, as he believed them in duty bound
to do, to a choice of oficers-or recon-
mending such to the next meeting, they |
should receive some advice from the meet
ing how to proceed.
The Chair thought it would be impossi- |
BILE to tell them who should be eligible for |
officers until the body was permanently or.
by the adoption of the constitu-
ton and bylaws which. really. was all the |
committee were empowered to do, and un- |
til all who intended to come in did so.
Mr.. Richards moved that the Secretary |
he instructed to Open q sheet for the re-
ceipt OF signatures of those who desire to
members of the organization, and
it was carried. The assemblage then ad-
to meet ia these rooms a week
last night at $50.
raE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN THEN SUB
sCRIBED
their names in pursuance of the above
resolution, being only a portion OF those
present, several having retired before the
meeting was over:
Henry Jacobs W. NJ. Jacks
Abe Heyman W.. A. Clark
}. E. Rickards P. r. Dolman
j. Brophy H. l.. Frank
Jacob kahnweiler Vim. Thompson
Ohm Caplice Willden Pinkham
W. j. Penrose Jas. II. HARPER
thomas F. C%ourtneyJ Ohm Branagan
,; W. Iilton John 81. McQueeny
W.. b. richards E. NJ. Trask
\. IL. Barrett E. W. EIlingwood
lee Mantle H. NJ. Jastram |
". A. Sawtelle L. R. Maillet
}: u. Evans Geo. w. Irvine
Henry Jones Geo. Haldorn